Two teams at the bottom of the Western Conference standings hit the ice when the 13th-place Edmonton Oilers (15-15-1) visit the 16th-place San Jose Sharks (9-23-3) at SAP Center at San Jose on Thursday at 10:30 PM ET.
Edmonton claimed a 4-3 road victory against the New York Rangers in its last game on December 22.
San Jose’s last game was a road loss, 5-1, to the Los Angeles Kings on December 27.